I have no idea what the students at the small Christian liberal arts college I teach at actually pay. I am told that the figures in student handbook are made up and essentially everyone gets some sort of scholarship.
I have no idea what the students at the small Christian liberal arts college I teach at actually pay. I am told that the figures in student handbook are made up and essentially everyone gets some sort of scholarship.
Depending on the school, some databases online (I think the NYTIMES has one) where they list the median cost of attendance in lieu of any scholarships/financial aid a student may receive.
Sure. Though "some sort of scholarship" could mean 1% or 100%. So I don't think the price is meaningless -- just like sticker price on a car isn't meaningless, even if everyone expects to get something back (or did, before the recent inventory situation).
I think it's wise to apply to a lot of schools for just this reason, particularly if you're looking at private college. For whatever reason, one of them might decide to pony up the dough. And unlike buying a car, there's not much room for wheeling and dealing.
I was accepted to two private universities of roughly equal academic quality (and even roughly comparable endowments, in per capita terms). One of them offered me a combination of merit-based and need-based scholarships that amounted to 100% of tuition. One offered me $1000/year, which I think was about 4% of tuition in those days (about 20 years ago).
I have no idea what the students at the small Christian liberal arts college I teach at actually pay. I am told that the figures in student handbook are made up and essentially everyone gets some sort of scholarship.
Depending on the school, some databases online (I think the NYTIMES has one) where they list the median cost of attendance in lieu of any scholarships/financial aid a student may receive.
Sure. Though "some sort of scholarship" could mean 1% or 100%. So I don't think the price is meaningless -- just like sticker price on a car isn't meaningless, even if everyone expects to get something back (or did, before the recent inventory situation).
I think it's wise to apply to a lot of schools for just this reason, particularly if you're looking at private college. For whatever reason, one of them might decide to pony up the dough. And unlike buying a car, there's not much room for wheeling and dealing.
I was accepted to two private universities of roughly equal academic quality (and even roughly comparable endowments, in per capita terms). One of them offered me a combination of merit-based and need-based scholarships that amounted to 100% of tuition. One offered me $1000/year, which I think was about 4% of tuition in those days (about 20 years ago).